Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project
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Overview:
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The Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project (SQARRP) scope includes replacing 31 timber bridges with new concrete bridges.
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Location:
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Stanthorpe to North of Bundaberg.
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Completion:
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24 new concrete bridges are complete and construction continues on the remaining seven sites. It is expected the bridges will be completed by September 2009, three months ahead of schedule.
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Benefits:
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Transport efficiency benefits through improvements to strategic road network links carrying heavy freight loads. New bridges constructed to modern loading standards which will benefit the heavy vehicle sector will benefit.
- Safety benefits through wider bridges and improved alignments and flood immunity.
- Environment benefits by salvaging recyclable timber, reducing the pressure on already scarce hardwood timber resources.
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Supplier:
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The bridges are being delivered as part of an alliance contract.
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Funding:
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$126.5 million from the Queensland Government.
Project info
The Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project (SQARRP) is replacing 31 timber bridges with new concrete bridges, in southern Queensland from Stanthorpe to north of Bundaberg.
The SQARRP involves grouping together projects to upgrade the road network, resulting in significant time and cost savings.
The bridges being replaced are on strategic road network links carrying heavy freight loads. The new bridges will be constructed to modern loading standards.
Local communities and heavy vehicle operators will benefit from safety improvements and increased load capacity. Using concrete instead of valuable hardwood timbers means Queensland's environment also benefits. The hardwood timber is being recycled wherever possible.
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Completed bridges and approaches in southern Queensland are:
- Broadwater Creek on the Stanthorpe
- Bracker Creek on the Warwick-Killarney Road
- Rosenthal Creek on the Warwick-Killarney Road
- Wilkie Creek on the Moonie Highway
- Wallaby Creek no. 3 on the D'Aguilar Highway
- Mannuem Creek on the Bunya Highway
- Boyne River on the Bunya Highway
- Barambah Creek on the Burnett Highway
- Kratzmann Gully on the Murgon-Gayndah Road
- Nangur no. 2 Creek on the Burnett Highway
- Nangur no. 3 Creek on the Burnett Highway, 1.4 km south of Goomeri
- Un-named creek on the Murgon–Gayndah Road, 21.5 km north of Murgon
Bridges and approaches completed in the northern parts of the project area are:
- Woowoonga Creek on the Isis Highway
- Philpott Creek on the Burnett Highway
- Boonara no. 4 Creek on the Burnett Highway
- Crooked Bridge on the Burnett Highway
- Widgee Creek on the Wide Bay Highway
- Coppermine Creek on the Wide Bay Highway
- Wide Bay Creek on the Wide Bay Highway
- Gregory River on the Goodwood Road, 35 km south of Bundaberg
- Wagner's Gully on the Bundaberg – Gin Gin Road, 44.6 km west of Bundaberg
Bridges under construction and estimated for completion by mid 2009 in the northern parts of the project area are:
- Gregory River on the Isis Highway, 32.5 km south of Bundaberg
- Yandaran Creek on the Bundaberg–Lowmead Road, 24.3 km north of Bundaberg
- Cockatoo Creek on the Bundaberg–Lowmead Road, 24.7 km north of Bundaberg
- Littabella Creek on the Bundaberg–Lowmead Road, 28.1 km north of Bundaberg
- Mullett Creek on the Bundaberg–Lowmead Road, 35.3 km north of Bundaberg.
Bridges under construction and estimated for completion by mid-2009 in southern Queensland are:
- Lockyer Creek on the Forest Hill – Fernvale Road, 6.0 km west of Lowood
- Slip Gully on the Forest Hill – Fernvale Road, 1.8 km east of Lowood.
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Last updated: 10 July 2009
